Murder of Innocence

Today’s nonfiction post is on Murder of Innocence by James Patterson . It is the fifth in his Discovery's Murder is Forever series but as every volume is unique so you do not need to have read any of the other volumes. It is 307 pages long and is published by Grand Central Publishing. The cover is murder board on it. The intended reader is someone who is interested in true crime. There is some mild foul language, discussion of sex and rape, and discussion of violence in book. There Be Spoilers Ahead.

From the dust jacket- MURDER OF INNOCENCE: It's impossible to resist Andrew Luster. He's rich, charming, and good-looking, and dozens of women have fallen under his spell. But Andrew is no mere womanizer. He's a predator, and it'll take a global effort to put him behind bars.

TRUE CRIME #2: Mark Putnam is a rookie FBI agent given his first assignment in a remote part of Kentucky, a land of coal miners and meth dealers. Within his first months on the job, a young female informant named Susan Smith helps him make a big break in an important case. Rumors begin circulating that the agent and his informant are having an affair. After Susan starts telling people that she is pregnant with the FBI agent's baby, she suddenly disappears.

Review- Two more true crime stories for those who are interested. I think that this is the hardest of Patterson’s true crime books so far. The stories are some of the worst I have read, not because of the writing but because of the crimes in this volume. The first one is about a serial rapist and the second is about an affair gone wrong. If you have read any of the other true crimes books by Patterson then you know the format to expect: short chapters, direct quotes from those involved in the stories, and not too graphic. But in this volume the not too graphic was for the best with the two tales within. I would give a warning with this volume as the serial rapist was very intense and disturbing. But if you are a true crime fan, like myself, then you may want to give this volume a try. 

I give this volume a Four out of Five stars. I get nothing for my review and I borrowed this book from my local library.